I want to be totally better, to have a clear definition between sick and better. But chronic illnesses like late-stage Lyme don’t work like that. It’s like having a cold that lingers and you think that everyday might be the last day and tomorrow will be better, but it isn’t.
Read MoreOver the course of the past two months, I’ve been stepping up the frequency of what I like to call “heroic methods” to help my body detox the Lyme spirochetes.
Read MoreTo gear up for a weekend of festivities, I visited IVme Wellness + Performance in River North, Chicago for some personalized IV hydration therapy (this was my first experience with this type of therapy).
Read MoreThis kale and white bean soup is hearty and marvelously simple. My momma would cook it a few times each winter when the damp, cold, dark days of the midwest call for something both warming and filling.
Read MoreWhat’s a blessing and a curse? A gluten-free, dairy-free, and processed sugar-free diet around the holidays! BUT these gluten-free, vegan, almond butter blossom cookies make the cut and satisfy my cravings for holiday sweets.
Read MoreLast winter, I hit a new low. For years I’d been struggling with a rollercoaster of symptoms from my autonomic disorder of Vasovagal Syncope, but this time, I felt worse. Even after having a pacemaker implanted, my fatigue and brain fog continued.
Read MoreThe first time I randomly passed out, I’d been practicing yoga in my parent’s living room. Miraculously, I’d been standing in front of a couch when I lost consciousness so I fell back on it and wasn’t injured.
Read MoreOne of the most important and overlooked methods of prevention, treatment, and control of inflammation in the body is improving diet and nutrition. As someone who’s been diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease, I am painstakingly aware of the pain and body aches caused by inflammation.
Read MoreLyme disease has become the fastest-growing insect-borne infectious disease in the United States, Europe and Asia. In the United States alone, more than 400,000 people are diagnosed each year with Lyme disease, and countless others go undiagnosed, unreported, and untreated.
Read MoreSince Lyme disease can affect the body’s nervous system, many Lyme warriors have, or are at least familiar, with POTS. Similar to POTS, is Vasovagal Syncope, also referred to as Neurocardiogenic Syncope.
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